Ann Biswas

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Ann Biswas

Lecturer; Director of Writing Programs

Full-Time Faculty

Profile

Ann teaches courses in composition and professional writing. As the Director of Writing Programs, she leads the development, implementation, and assessment of the curriculum in writing at all levels, with special attention to composition courses that are a part of the Common Academic Program (CAP) and the Humanities Commons. Ann is also a member of the Learning Teaching Center’s Teaching Fellows planning team and is a doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration.

In her life before academics, Ann worked as a corporate and healthcare communications manager and has extensive experience as a scriptwriter, technical editor, and communications consultant. She has authored numerous articles, media programs, advertisements, and educational materials for corporate and non-profit organizations.

Degrees

University of Dayton, 1994, M.A, English

Wright State University, 1990, B.A., Communication

Research Interests

Plagiarism & Academic Integrity

The Emotions of Teaching

Faculty Development

Educational Technology

Selected Publications

Biswas, A. E. (2014). "Lessons in citizenship: Using collaboration in the classroom to build community, foster academic integrity, and model civic responsibility." Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 25(1), 9-25

Selected Presentations

The Emotional Work of Plagiarism. Council of Writing Program Administrators Conference. Normal, IL, 7/2014

How It Feels when Students Plagiarize: The Emotional Labor and Lives of Writing Teachers during the Plagiarism Experience. 2014 Conference on College Composition and Communication. Indianapolis, IN. 3/2014.

Building Community and Teaching Academic Integrity Through Collaborative, Research-Based Writing. Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) and the Ohio Student Affairs Conference, "High Impact Learning in a Time of Change," 11/2011.